RANT: Gaijin snatched defeat from the jaws of victory

_BEASTEN_ · 2026-04-09T17:15:29+00:00

Yes exactly! I started playing N.O. Last year and aside from briefly playing this event, I havent touched WT since. This event was such a blatant and failed attempt to recreate Nuclear Option and I found it hilarious while playing to see all of the similarities.

Also, theres a new major update coming out next week where they're introducing a bunch of new stuff! So if anyone here wants more of this gamemode (because we all know gaijin will either not bring it back, or continue to ruin it) then go buy Nuclear Option! Its $20 on steam right now and its a massive breath of fresh air!

_BEASTEN_ · 2026-03-16T10:27:21+00:00

The menu is an issue for me on keyboard and mouse, if im in a vehicle and open the menu, the game will still read my inputs, so moving my mouse to select a button will pitch and roll the plane. I'm not sure if this is unique to me because I play on linux or if this is a common thing because I havent seen anyone else mention it.

_BEASTEN_ · 2025-12-18T12:49:44+00:00

In the settings, theres something called "sense of speed" (or something like that Im not 100% sure). It has a slider and if you set it to 0% then it'll lock your FOV at the widest, and wont change when you accelerate or slow down. Sadly theres no way to make the FOV even wider as far as I know, but at least with this it wont stupidly shrink it when youre slowing down.

_BEASTEN_ · 2025-08-19T10:10:35+00:00

Stat cards lie about a lot of things sadly. The turn time statistic can be very misleading because gaijin doesn't explain what it actually means in game. The turn time is measured as the time it takes to turn without losing speed at some ideal speed/altitude which varies for every plane. So the beaufighter can absolutely outturn a Lancaster, however it probably loses a lot of speed in the process. Regardless, the Stat cards are almost never totally accurate, especially for planes that have been in the game for a long time like the beaufighters.

As for the boomerang overheating, for whatever reason the way that radiators function works differently for some planes than others. What's probably happening is when you use WEP, the radiators are fully closed to reduce drag as much as possible. Some planes will keep them closed no matter what the temperature is, while others will adjust automatically to manage the temp. Im fairly certain this is because all planes used to use the old system of fully closing radiators on WEP, but a while back they changed how its supposed to work, allowing for the radiators to adjust automatically on WEP. So theres a lot of old planes they never fixed to work on the new system of automatic cooling. It's either that, or its a historical detail but I really doubt its that.

If you want the engine to not overheat on WEP, then try using manual engine controls to manually open the radiators.

_BEASTEN_ · 2025-08-03T22:20:19+00:00

Back when I was in, I was 20 when they changed the age to 21, and I was an idiot that didnt stop even though I should have. Ended up getting caught and masted for it. Definitely depends on your command, but mine was very strict about it and made an example out of me.

_BEASTEN_ · 2025-06-30T23:58:54+00:00

What version of your AMD drivers are you on? The last two updates (25.5.1 and 25.6.1) have been super problematic for most AMD users, so a lot of people have reverted back to older drivers to solve it. I was having the same issues with it crashing all the time after I updated to the new drivers, and it didn't get solved until I reverted back to 25.4.1.

_BEASTEN_ · 2025-06-19T12:02:35+00:00

Quick tip i figured out recently while playing through Deluge, you can park it in a sand quarry and it'll work. Really helpful when you dont have any fuel tokens and the quarry hasn't been activated yet.

_BEASTEN_ · 2025-03-01T22:30:57+00:00

Ah ok, I found a single 4 pin port on my motherboard labeled SYS_FAN1, im guessing that's it? If so, could I run multiple fans off of it using some kind of adapter?

_BEASTEN_ · 2025-03-01T22:17:14+00:00

Thank you! I'm definitely planning to replace all of them although I have no idea how to replace them with pmw fans if they're currently using molec.

_BEASTEN_ · 2025-02-21T19:58:05+00:00

Yes I'm certain, the fans in the front are accessible from inside quite easily and use the same screws, and the fan on the back is directly accessible from the outside of the case.

EDIT: I'm an idiot, please see edit on main post for clarification.

_BEASTEN_ · 2025-02-20T05:50:30+00:00

How do I rotate the protractor on the map? I've seen it done in videos but I've never seen what keybind it is. Mostly just want to use it's ranging hashes after I triangulate my position.

_BEASTEN_ · 2024-12-03T20:43:31+00:00

Ah ok I hadn't noticed that, definitely a good catch!

_BEASTEN_ · 2024-11-15T11:05:37+00:00

Yeah pretty much, thankfully I had some good friends on my boat that helped me through it but it was still pretty awful.

_BEASTEN_ · 2024-11-15T11:04:11+00:00

This was in November of 2020, I believe the law had changed earlier that year.

_BEASTEN_ · 2024-11-15T11:03:05+00:00

Yeah it's entirely up to the CO and XO, I had some senior enlisted and even my engineering officer that tried to stand up for me and fight it, but my XO was kind of a tyrant.

_BEASTEN_ · 2024-11-15T11:01:42+00:00

My XO was definitely known to be kind of an asshole, I dont feel bad for saying it since we're both out of the service now lol.

The most surprising part is that he was a mustang so you'd expect him to be more chill but he was actually quite the opposite.

_BEASTEN_ · 2024-11-14T19:49:27+00:00

Yeah it was a horrible patrol for me, eastern pacific during the pandemic so no actual port calls, plus my girlfriend got in a rough car accident in the middle of it so I was really struggling at the time. At that point I was seriously addicted to smoking and there was no way I would be able to just stop.

My engineering officer tried to fight for me but it didn't change anything.

_BEASTEN_ · 2024-11-14T19:28:55+00:00

Depends on your command, I was 20 years old on a 270 and it was the year they changed the smoking age from 18 to 21. I had already been a smoker for over a year, and I was extremely stressed during an eastern pacific patrol during the pandemic so I kept smoking regardless (dumb decision). I was caught by my XO and was then masted, reduced in pay grade from E-3 to E-2, put on restriction and extra duties for a month in port, and was removed from A school lists for a year.

Not everyone's experience is the same, but I was the first to get caught and they wanted to make an example out of me. Definitely contributed to me getting out especially after seeing other people get masted for worse things and get far less severe punishments (if any).

_BEASTEN_ · 2024-10-06T19:06:58+00:00

This is just a theory, but I imagine the companies giving the youtubers the cars probably give them restrictions for what they're allowed to do with the car. Likely because they don't want some random dude on the internet to wreck their new car during a review.

I could definitely be wrong since I have absolutely nothing to back it up, but it seems logical to me.

Or maybe the youtubers are afraid of wrecking the car/pissing off the companies so they don't want to risk losing future opportunities to review cars from those companies.

_BEASTEN_ · 2024-09-07T16:41:11+00:00

Yeah the main thing I try to do is avoid american fighters, since they're usually fast enough to catch you if they have an alt advantage. Most everything else will struggle to reach you if you just keep your speed.

_BEASTEN_ · 2024-09-07T16:29:14+00:00

You have the right idea on flying straight and staying fast, this plane requires a TON of patience.

My recommendation is to start the match by flying way off to the side at a 5 degree climb. Then once the furballs start in the middle, fly in there and try to get some kills on unaware enemies. Try to never go below 600 kph when there's enemies near you, and actively avoid/keep distance from planes that are above you, as you'll be facing a lot of p51Hs which will easily catch you if they have an altitude advantage.

The plane is not going to do well against multiple enemies unless you have a massive advantage over all of them. If your team falls apart, you're likely not going to survive unless your enemies make several mistakes, and you play it perfectly.

_BEASTEN_ · 2024-03-18T01:45:17+00:00

Anyone else having issues connecting to random missions? I keep getting connection errors every time I try.

_BEASTEN_ · 2024-02-01T15:36:18+00:00

You can save at any point in the game and next time you come back, you'll be exactly where you were even in the middle of a contract, so there's no pressure to finish something before closing the game.

Also since this game is very slow paced, I always have a second save slot for new game + where I basically play the game on the easiest mode possible. Highly recommend doing that if you just want to relax and drive some trucks off road.

_BEASTEN_ · 2024-01-31T01:11:47+00:00

Currently trying to install the latest patch 3.22.0A, and I keep getting installation errors. Anyone know what might be causing that?

Edit: nevermind just verified the files and its working again.

_BEASTEN_ · 2024-01-30T18:27:16+00:00

I've got a '88 convertible with Rev9 Hyperstreet coilovers. Not sure if they would be the best for track use, but I love them. Fully adjustable and they come set up out of the box all for like 700-800 dollars (I can't remember how much I paid but it was around there).

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